First of all, regarding the proliferation of smuggling in the East China Sea at that time, Roman Fritz pointed out incisively that the biggest drawback was: the innate system defects of the Newhofen Province when it was established.

Because the province of Newhoven is a maritime province, the biggest difference from other provinces in the empire is that in other land provinces, the governor is the top military and political leaders, and the local government affairs and the military power of local defenders are all handed over to the governor to take charge.

However, the province of Newhoven is different...it is a province at sea!

The empire's navy is different from the army. The navy is in its own right and is directly dispatched by the military headquarters. It does not obey the jurisdiction of the local government.

But the province of Newhoven is a maritime area. If the governor cannot dispatch the navy and only relies on the few defenders stationed on the island, how can he ban smuggling merchant ships at sea?!

"If I don't give my navy's military power, no one can do this governor!"

This is what Roman Fritz said when facing His Majesty the Emperor.

The emperor asked about the corruption, bribery and other ills of officials in Newhofen.

Roman Fritz's answer to this point is very simple: corruption and bribery cannot be completely eliminated in any place or in any era. Even in inland provinces, this phenomenon will always exist. This world has never been completely pure.

The reason why the problem in Newhoven Province was serious in the past was that it was the flood of smuggling! Chambers of smuggling goods could evade a large amount of imperial taxes, which gave huge benefits. The consequence of the flood of smuggling was that if the chambers of smuggling wanted to maintain this interest, they had to bribe local officials.

As long as the smuggling phenomenon is cut off from the root, this kind of thing can naturally be alleviated.

Another point is that Roman Fritz proposed his own idea for the emperor: merchant autonomy!

The biggest source of wealth in the Newhoven province lies in maritime trade! Especially the trade of various marine resources.

His ruling idea was to form some chambers of commerce, big and small, and let merchants manage their own affairs by themselves. As a local government, he was only responsible for the role of an arbitrator and a maintainer of order when a dispute arises.

"Don't let local governments take on too many things. The officials have too much power. Naturally, there will be a phenomenon of exchanging power for money." Roman Fritz said to the emperor: "We only need to specify a set of rules of the game within the legal framework of the empire, and then let those chambers of commerce. As long as they are within the rules of the game, they can play whatever they want. As long as they pay taxes honestly and trade matters, we don't need to care too much... Set up more chambers of commerce to compete with each other and supervise each other, and we just need to be an arbitrator. Once there are institutional loopholes, we can fill in the loopholes."

And finally, Mr. Roman Fritz made a request to His Majesty the Emperor:

"If I were to be the governor of Newhoven Province, I only had three requirements: First, give me military power, especially the navy. I need a naval squadron that obeyed the command of the Governor's Office. Otherwise, I will never let the garrison troops on the island swim into the sea to capture those armed smuggling merchant ships, right?

Second, since I have gone to the East China Sea, I need to give me enough time to implement my governing philosophy. If I just leave my post, then it would be better not to go! What I want is to take root in the East China Sea! To achieve prosperity in the East China Sea, only two or three years, three or five years are not enough! If I go here, Your Majesty will promise to let me work for at least ten years! If I have only been working for a few years and have improved a little, I will only give up halfway!

Third, I need the true trust and support of Your Majesty! The location of Newhoven Province is a huge fat and flaw. There are too many wealth here. Once I sit in this position, it will be like sitting in a crater! I don’t know how many people will be jealous, and many big families will try to overthrow me and replace it because of the interests of their respective chambers of commerce. So I must get your absolute trust from Your Majesty!”

After listening to Roman Fritz's remarks, His Majesty the Emperor raised only one question:

"You want me to trust you, but as you said, this position of governor is a rare fat in the world. If you really do something corruption or bribery..."

Before the emperor could finish his words, Roman Fritz immediately answered:

"If something really happens... Your Majesty, please cut my head and hang it above the gate of the imperial capital!"

In this way, Roman Fritz, who was only 35 years old at the time, took office and became the youngest provincial governor of the Roland Empire at that time. He held the military and political power of a province, and even had a fleet assigned from the Imperial Navy for his jurisdiction!

Fifteen years later, the fiscal taxes in Newhoven Province have increased by more than five times compared to when he took office! The once raging smuggling phenomenon has almost been eliminated.

In his fifteenth year of administration in Newhofen, the Roman Fritz Governor received numerous praises, such as famous officials of the Empire, experts in financial management, and many other titles. Some even regarded him as the future Minister of Finance and even the successor of the prime minister.

At the same time, there are no small number of slander and criticism.

Especially when he was rectifying smuggling in the East China Sea, he didn't know how many chambers of commerce secretly broke their financial paths, and behind these chambers of commerce were often rich families. He sat in the position of the governor, and for fifteen years, he sat there. I don't know how many people regarded it as a thorn in his eyes. The position of the governor, Nühoffen, was one of the few fat people in the world. In such a good position, it would be fine if you took a term, but your butt was so heavy that you wouldn't move when you sat on it. Isn't this a broken official rule? Could it be that Roman Fritz didn't even give the soup to others after eating meat?

Over the past decade, there have been countless rumors that the Governor of the East China Sea has corruption and fraud and accepted bribes. The Imperial Prosecutor's Office has not known how many anonymous reports and criticisms have been received about him. He has even been assassinated three times!

However, until today, Roman Fritz still sat peacefully on the throne of the governor of the Newhoven province, and for fifteen years, His Majesty the Emperor kept his promise well, giving him the greatest trust and delegation and precious time.

...

When Chen Dao walked into the front hall, he happened to see the legendary governor at a glance.

As a man who is almost fifty years old, Roman Fritz is still energetic and looks much younger than his peers.

He was born in the navy and was tall and strong. Kong Wu was powerful, with wide shoulders, loud voices and full of energy. Judging from his appearance alone, Roman Fritz was more like a veteran.

The Governor was sitting there talking to Lodell beside him, as if he didn't know what he said to make people happy. Governor Fritz laughed happily. When Chen Dao walked in, he seemed to be walking in his laughter.

"Ah. This must be Lord Darling."

Seeing Chen Daolin coming in, Governor Fritz actually stood up and took the initiative to stand up. As he was an important minister of the empire, his actions were extremely polite.

Fritz laughed at Chen Daolin enthusiastically, then nodded to him: "No, a very good young man. I just heard Lodell talk about you, the mage, but I didn't expect you to be so young."

Facing this provincial governor, Chen Daolin also put away his smile and gave a wizard salute seriously: "Governor, well. I'm really bothering you these two days..."

"You're welcome, don't need to say more." Governor Fritz suddenly interrupted Chen Daolin's words and smiled, "I was very surprised when I didn't expect you to be so young. Since that's the case, we don't have to stick to the etiquette of magicians and governors. Mr. Darling, I treat Lodell like my niece. Since you are her good friend, I think you are a nephew in my life. If we can save the other vain rituals, I'm the man in the East China Sea, who fights waves all year round, is the most unacceptable to the red tape."

Chen Daolin naturally would not be polite and nodded and smiled: "Then, please forgive me for being presumptuous first."

"Don't be arrogant, don't be arrogant." Governor Fritz shook his head repeatedly and pointed to a chair beside him: "Sit down and talk."

As he said that, he glanced at Kaman and Rod's puppy behind him and smiled faintly: "You two should sit down too, don't be too reserved for me."

Chen Daolin noticed that when the Governor Fritz stood up, although he was tall, he could clearly see that his legs and feet were inconvenient. I think this was the sad past of the Governor.

Sitting beside the governor, Lodell's eyes flickered, he glanced at Chen Daolin, and smiled slightly, "Darling, is the hangover good?"

Chen Daolin glared at the girl, and he really didn't understand. When it comes to drinking, last night, the eldest lady of the Liszt family drank like drinking water, and she would never drink less than herself. Including the real world and the Roland world, Chen Daolin has never seen such a woman who can drink in both lives!

Although most of the wines in the Roland Empire are ale wine, and the alcohol content is much lower than that in the real world, the spirit of drinking wine as water that this woman showed last night still made Chen Daolin, a man, look weak!

Moreover, after drinking so much wine, I was drunk at night and vomited to death. When I woke up today, the woman looked radiant and radiant, as if nothing had happened.

"Okay, Lodell, don't play with your friends." Fritz smiled faintly: "The people of the Liszt family are good at drinking, which is famous in the empire. When it comes to drinking, even if I want to retreat to you."

As he said that, a faint smile seemed to flash in Fritz's eyes: "I heard that you had some conflict with Panin yesterday?"

Chen Daolin suddenly felt nervous and looked at the governor carefully. When he pondered for a moment, Lodell smiled softly: "Uncle Roman, this is just you're wrong. Panning seems to be your lieutenant general, who is idle during the day, but he ran to my backyard. You didn't ask him to leave his post without asking, but why did you ask my friends instead?"

Fritz smiled lightly and glared at Lodell: "All children, don't talk nonsense. Panning received my warrant. During your stay here, he was responsible for the security of my Governor's Mansion. Humph... I also see that you are all young people and have a lot of connections in the family, so I asked him to come and see you, a girl who likes to make trouble. You, protect your friend, and just tell me to sue him for the wrongdoing."

Lodell was not angry either. She seemed to be very familiar with the governor. She covered her mouth and smiled, and whispered: "Uncle Roman. Panin is your subordinate. You naturally spoke to him."

Chen Daolin also spoke slowly at this moment. He looked at the governor and said in a deep voice: "I had a quarrel with that guy yesterday. Governor, is this going to blame me?"

"Hey, young magicians. They are all a little arrogant, indeed." Governor Fritz smiled faintly: "You haven't blamed you yet, you've just spoken with bones."

He narrowed his eyes and looked up and down at Chen Daolin, sighed: "Okay, I've seen it too. Darling. You are a good young man, and I like it. I only heard Lodell talk about your affairs at sea before. She said that in order to keep everyone safe, you stayed alone as a hostage to the pirates, and saved everyone's lives. I originally didn't believe in this matter. Now, there are fewer and fewer outstanding young people in this world. And those who have outstanding abilities and are loyal and not afraid of death are almost impossible to see. But today I looked at it. You guy is a bit of a bone."

He said, smiling: "Young man, being jealous of women is not a big deal."

After hearing this, Chen Daolin frowned instead, took a deep breath, looked at the governor and said slowly: "Governor, I can't agree with your words."

"oh?"

"It's not jealous at all." Chen Daolin shook his head: "If it's a girl who has nothing to do with, no one knows, everyone likes each other, competes with each other, and shows their abilities... Everyone has the so-called love of beauty, they are all young men, and it's nothing to have some conflicts for women. But..."

Speaking of this, Chen Daolin's expression became serious: "Barosa is not an irrelevant girl! That is my forbidden body! Whether it is status or feelings, there has been a conclusion. In her heart, I am her man. In my heart, she is my woman! Just like a husband and wife! In this case, a bastard who didn't know where would kneel in front of your wife in front of you and begged her for a stern face... Governor, what should you do if someone treats your wife like this?"

"Of course, he cut that bastard with one knife!" Governor Fritz replied bluntly without hesitation, and then glanced at Chen Daolin: "So, are you right?"

"Of course it's right." Chen Daolin was justified: "This is not a jealousy, but that bastard teased my fiancée's wife in front of me. I didn't turn him into a puppet of the undead. If there is another time... the magician will kill people."

Governor Fritz looked at Chen Daolin quietly for a while, and then laughed.

"Yes, Lodell, you said something right. This guy is indeed an interesting person." Fritz shook his head and said, "Well, no matter what, Panin is my general. Yesterday's misconduct, I, the master, will reimburse you for your own sake."

The Governor then patted his thighs and chuckled, "I am capable, loyal, not afraid of death, and I have bones. Hey, you young man, are very up to my temper."

His eyes flashed, and he suddenly stared at Chen Daolin: "Young man, I have something I want to ask you, I don't know if you are willing to help me."

Chen Daolin was stunned and he was a little uncomfortable with the style of Governor Fritz. This man seemed to have a generous temper, but in fact he was a little domineering.

It is no wonder that this governor was in charge of the East China Sea and was a magistrate. He stayed for fifteen years. Just imagine that after working in a place for fifteen years, even if he didn't want to be a local emperor, he was actually a local emperor. The sky is high and the emperor is far away, and the emperor trusts and delegates power to him. In the Newhofen province of the East China Sea, his Governor Fritz's speech was almost the same as the emperor's orders, and no one could ever violate it.

Over time, this kind of decent style naturally develops.

For example, now, I suddenly started asking for help, but said so straightforwardly, as if I had a picture of Chen Daolin being sure of.

Chen Daolin smiled bitterly and frowned and said, "Governor General is joking, are you a governor of a province? You will not ask for anything like me?"

"How noble is the wizard of the empire? How can you say that you are a little bit of a feeling?" Governor Fritz shook his head and looked at Chen Daolin: "I'm not polite to you, so I'll just tell you directly. This is a heart-wrenching problem in my heart. If you can do this for me, it's my fault that I owe you a favor... Humph, in this East China Sea, a guy who wants me to owe me a favor can keep queuing from here to kneel down to the mainland!"

Chen Daolin was careful. Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly saw Lodell pretending to lower his head to drink water, but quietly threw his eyes at him. The meaning in his eyes seemed to be of some encouragement, and he gently tapped his chin without hesitation.

Huh? Did this girl ask me to agree?

Although I don’t know what happened, Chen Daolin thought, Luo Dele wouldn’t cheat him.

"Please tell me, Governor. If I can do it, I will definitely not refuse." He took a deep breath and made a promise.

"Okay." Fritz sighed, then looked at Chen Daolin's eyes: "To be honest, I only have one son under my knees, and I am already sixteen years old this year. In the past, I was busy with official duties and neglected to discipline him. I also felt a lot of debt to him, so..."

Speaking of this, Governor Fritz shook his head: "When I was young, I set ambitions. I never inherited my family business, but just wanted to fulfill my ideals. Now I am over fifty years old. I didn't expect that a son I had was as stubborn as I was when I was young. This kid refused to learn literature and martial arts. Since he was ten years old, I hired countless scholars and teachers, or military master instructors. But this kid was not interested in those things. He was influenced by the influence of his childhood. He was obsessed with various legendary stories and was determined to be a magician. Since he was a child, he liked to collect all kinds of magic books, locked himself in a small yard all day long, and dealed with some bottles of potions and plants."

He sighed: "Since I insisted on my ideals back then, I would never hesitate to break up with my family. Now my son has his own ideals, and I am not willing to kill it. So, I am determined to fulfill him. Since he likes magic and wants to be a magician... then be a magician. But... the magic teacher can't be invited casually. There are only a few magicians in the empire. Although I am the governor of a province, I am not a wealthy family after all, and I really can't recruit those real magic masters, so..."

When Chen Daolin heard this, he gradually heard some smell and frowned at the governor: "You...can't... want me..."

"That's it." Governor Fritz nodded.

Chen Daolin smiled bitterly and said, "Isn't the Governor joking with me, right? As you are, even if you can't recruit other magicians, it's easy to get a place to send the young master to the Imperial Magic Academy to study. Why bother me..."

"There is no need to think about the Imperial Magic Academy." Fritz shook his head: "I haven't tried it. But unfortunately, this kid failed the introductory test. Poor he was determined to learn magic, but he didn't have this talent. I have already given my old face and asked a friend of the imperial capital to ask a mage from the magic union to check this child. He really has no talent, so..."

Chen Daolin spread his hands and smiled bitterly: "Sir, this is a difficult situation for me. If the son did not have magical talent, I would not be able to change this fact."

"You misunderstood." Governor Fritz said: "I naturally know that since I don't have talent, it will be difficult to become a magician no matter what. I don't want to expect you to do things against the will of heaven. However, my child is very determined to yearn for magic. He once said that even if he can't go to the magic school to study, he still has to learn to become a magician by himself... Although he has no talent, he said that he is not interested in learning anything else. Even if he can't become a real magician, he wants to become a master of magic theory, or even a magic pharmacist, that's fine."

Speaking of this, Fritz smiled bitterly, "I later learned that this kid actually read the biography of the first Duke of Tulip when he was young. You know, it is said that when His Highness Du Wei was young, he was once determined not to have magical talent. As a result, he started learning from magical pharmacy. In the end, Lord Du Wei had the destiny and cultivated a complete skill, and became a legend of my generation in the Roland Empire. I am afraid that my stupid son, even though he was so encouraged by this, he would not turn back."

When Chen Daolin heard this, he smiled bitterly in his heart... Want to learn from Du Wei? Then your son will suffer!
To be continued...